EMULOUSLY
emulously
(adverb) in a competitively imitative manner; “she emulously tried to outdo her older sister”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
emulously (comparative more emulously, superlative most emulously)
In an emulous manner; ambitiously or competitively.
Source: Wiktionary
Em"u*lous*ly, adv.
Definition: In an emulous manner.
EMULOUS
Em"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. aemulus. See Emulate.]
1. Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of another's example or virtues.
2. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious. "Emulous Carthage." B. Jonson. Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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